Overview —“ Side I of The Who’s second album, A Quick One, is a pretty nice mix of traditional sounding songs, more energetic rock and roll songs, humorous songs, and just downright strange songs. I think that a lot of this mix is due to how the songwriting on …

I bought a pack of 5 sets of D’Addario XL Nickel Round Wound strings over at my local music store one day because they were on sale for a couple bucks a set. According to the case, they are known as “The Player’s Choice”, and they are apparently the …

While I’m not a huge Queen fan, I do like several of their songs and believe their music is perfect for when I’m in the car trying to stay awake on my drive to work.
That’s why I was glad to find their Greatest Hits album on sale at Wal-mart …

Two-Headed Boy is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fourth song to appear on their record In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. I will admit right away that I’m personally more familiar with Andrew Jackson Jihad’s cover of this song as I heard their cover quite …

When I first heard about the band Plain White Ts I was a bit hesitant to listen to their music as I usually am with a lot of these young, modern and popular bands. This is because I think that many of these bands seem to have a very …

Dean Martin (1917-95), —˜the Master of Cool’, one of the top all-round United states performers and participant of the —˜Rat Pack’, which also composed Honest Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr, was best known as a musician, though he was also a comic and acting professional, celebrity of the …

To be honest I have mixed feelings about this album. There are certain aspects of this music that I really enjoy, that I truly appreciate. I think that the Killers moved onto a brand-new level that is worth praise. But at the same time there are those aspects of …

Damnation And A Day is Cradle Of Filth’s fifth album, and first to be releases on Sony Records. The album was released in 2003, the album features an entire choir, this album has 4 parts to it, Fantasia down consisting of track 1-4, Paradise Lost are tracks 5-8, sewer …

Vonda Shepard: Heart And Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal is another CD that is exactly what the title states, selections that were used as part of this unusual TV series of the late 90’s in which songs were an important part of Ally McBeal’s psyche and therefore, …

It was during the summer of 2007. I walked into the library that was about 10 minutes from my uncle’s apartment. I went to the CD section and decided to try out some music that I hadn’t really listened to before. That’s when I saw the girl on the …

I was only ten years old when Michael Jackson’s album Off The Wall was released in 1979. I could only look on in envy as my friend’s older sister played it all the time but I could not afford it with my pocket money. Although he had …

Fall Be Kind is an EP released by Animal Collective to follow their previous EP release of Water Curses. I will say right now that I think Fall Be Kind is overall a very strong EP, but it does have one fairly large flaw to it which is that …

Oh, man, the good old days. Remember when Elvis Presley was an actor wearing those Hawaii clothes and little flowers around his neck? Well, I do. Growing up in my house, my dad constantly had an Elvis movie on. The Album, Blue Hawaii was released by RCA LSP/LPM in …

Overview —“ The Formation of Damnation, the latest album released by Testament is the first new material released by the band since The Gathering, released nine years previous. This album also marks Alex Skolnick’s return to the band, one huge reason why the guitar riffs on this album are …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Freakum Dress”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
“Freakum Dress” is another single and music video from Beyonce’s second album titled “B-Day” although I am not sure where exactly this particular single/video falls within the previous line-up (the others being “Deja Vu”, “Ring the Alarm”, “Irreplaceable”, “Upgrade U”, “Beautiful Liar”, “Suga Mama”, …

Lion In A Coma is a song by Animal Collective and the ninth song to appear on their 2009 record Merriweather Post Pavilion. Immediately opening up with a bouncy rhythm, Lion In A Coma has an undeniable lighthearted sound to it right from the start. The vocal performance …

Overview - Axis: Bold As Love, the second effort by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, is a bit similar to their debut album, Are You Experienced, but has a few more melodic songs, a nice touch. I’ll say right now that I personally thought Are You Experienced was a brilliant …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Use Your Heart”
Album: New Beginning
Label: RCA Records
“Use Your Heart” is the second single and music video from SWV’s second album called “New Beginning”, following the previous single and music video titled “You’re The One”. “Use Your Heart” continues the trend of maintaining some of the most attractive …

Surprise, Surprise is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album The Rolling Stones Now. The track opens up with a rhythm from the drums before the guitars soon join in with somewhat of a blues-rock sounding riff. Jagger comes in with the vocals singing with …

The Suburbs is Arcade Fire’s third studio album, released in 2010, and probably my favourite out of all three of their albums. It’s been three years since their last release, and this album has been highly anticipated by all of Arcade Fire’s fans. The wait, in my opinion, is …

I think this is a good video for anybody to watch. It has a great calming feel to it and I think it could be watched many times. I kind of do that myself. I love repeating the video over and over and over again, but I never get …

This one hurts, just like the writer of this song must have (so people would think). I only say that because I know the writer personally and he has clearly expressed that he has no direct connection for any of his songs …

I bought the Mahalo U3 Soprano Ukulele for 20 euro. I was told in the music store that it was not a very good version of the ukuele and that it just for fun. I would dispute this. I find that the Mahalo U30 is very playable. …

Rascal Flatts is a country band that my sister turned me on to. The first cd of thieirs that I ever purchased was the album entitled “Melt”. This albuim was originally released in October 2002, and I bought it at walmart in the beginning of 2003 for $21.99. …

Regina Spektor is the most adorable female recording artist I know of. She has an amazing voice, a great look, and is talented in more ways than one. Her ability to play the piano is a definite plus and I love the way she sounds live. Her style is …

A Great instrumental song by the german hard rock band The Scorpions is the track Coast To Coast off of the album Lovedrive. I really like this instrumental, I even got to see it live and it is the one track where a third guitar is played by the …

Lady Jane is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Aftermath. When I first listened to this track I wasn’t all that impressed with it but I think I’m beginning to develop an appreciation for the song. Lady Jane has a very English sounding tone …

Overview —“ Morrison Hotel, The Doors’ fifth effort, is once again a good album put out by the band. One big thing that I noticed was that the musicians seemed to work very nicely together on this album and even when they all had pretty unique separate parts working …

Here Comes The Indian is the fourth studio record released by Animal Collective. Overall, the impression I get from Here Comes The Indian is that it sounds almost if they’re trying to recreate the melodic and relaxing atmosphere they established on Campfire Songs, but this time do it with …

Bounce is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their second album, Toxicity. Right from the start the song is extremely aggressive and Tankian matches the intensity of the music with his own vocal delivery. The track is pretty hectic, although to no extreme sense, it …

Alan Jackson is a singer and songwriter that has been around for a number of years. I am proud to say that I have several of his albums with ” Like Red On A Rose” being on of my favorites. As a bit of a romantic and a female …

Aaliyah
“I Care 4 U”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: LIttle X
I have to ask, why bother? Seriously, this has to be the worst Aaliyah music video ever, ever, ever made. This isn’t Aaliyah’s fault though because she was already dead at the time, it’s director Little X’s fault for not coming up with something …

Money is track a track by Pink Floyd which appears on their iconic album, The Dark Side Of The Moon. I say that the album itself is iconic but I’d also say that this track, along with many others on that album, has also become iconic in rock and …

As of October 9th I am a proud owner of my favorite band, All Time Low’s, new album called Don’t Panic. I was wary when I first listened to the new CD for several reasons. They are back on a small label, this was …

One Million Billionth Of A Millisecond On A Sunday Morning is a song by the Flaming Lips and the second song to appear on their sophomore effort, Hear It Is. Opening up with an incredibly somber sound, the band does a good job of establishing a very dark atmosphere …

This Yamaha keyboard can do a lot for the price range, 88 keys, a built in metronome, chord library, it has midi support, and 500 different instruments it can emulate, guitar, bass, organs, you name it, you can get the sound of a full orchestra, a drum set, clarinet, …

The debut album of the world famous rap star DMX was released on May 19, 1998 to much anticipation since he had made many appearances on the mixtape circuit with songs like ‘4,3,2,1′ and ‘Money, Power and Respect’. Just as every other rap fan enjoyed these songs so did …

I am a huge Britney Spears fan. I watch all of her music videos and memorize the words to all of her songs. I own every album and have so many posters all over my walls. Her concerts are amazing and the fact that she’s produced so many hit …

Overview —“ Black Metal, the second album released by Venom, continues in the very heavy and fast sound that Venom introduced on Welcome To Hell and once again proves why they’re considered so influential to both the thrash metal and black metal genres. I think that out of all …

Nessun Dorma, the Italian Opera song recently sung by Paul Potts sounds oddly emotional. Even though I am English and cannot understand the lyrics Paul Potts is singing I feel touched when listening to it, passionate for some reason.
The violins playing in the background are soothing and relaxing. …

It was probably back in 2000 or 2001 that I first saw the Black Eyed Peas on VH1. It was a video where they were all getting blown onto this glass or plastic and the camera was behind it. So it lucked like they were in some kind of …

Overview - Side IV, the final side of The White Album, is much less energetic than side III but it’s a nice balance. Sides I and III were a bit more energetic in my opinion while sides II and IV were a bit more melodic for the most part. …

I had used Bearshare for years in downloading music but it seemed that they only have a few selections and seeders (people who share and upload) so my husband told me to switch to Limewire and just get the free version as it is still better then Bearshare.
When I …

I realy love Aaliyah’s, smooth, sexy, sweet voice, to me she sounds like an angel and i tihnk this album is one of her best too.
The cd cover is of a beautiful picture of Aaliyah and a large pretty flower on the back. I must admit i came to …

I suppose the important thing to note about The Outsiders soundtrack being reviewed is that it’s the soundtrack CD released in Germany. It’s important to mention because it doesn’t match completely what is on the American version, or in the American movie at any rate.
The Outsiders has an …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 21″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Part 21 of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” series opens with Sylvester and Twan paying a visit to a mobster named Joey. Sylvester tells Joey about some type of ‘job’ that can pull in a lot of money for all …

Christmas Collection by the Carpenters is another great Christmas album that is worth every purchase. I have CD’s of this Album which has a total of 31 Christmas songs that have touched my life in a hundred different ways so that I will never really get tired in …

Lil’ Kim ft. Lil’ Cease and The Notorious B.I.G.
“Crush On You”
Hardcore
Atlantic/Bad Boy
Lil’ Kim follows up her previous single and video, “No Time”, with “Crush On You”, her second single and music video from her debut album, “Hardcore”. The previous video had a little something going with the whole rapping …

TV Casualty is a song by The Misfits which appears on their record Static Age. The track opens up with a rhythm that I would basically describe as cruising, those who have heard the song probably have some understanding as to what I mean by this. The track has …

Roadrunner United is a supergroup featuring many past and present Roadrunner Records artists to celebrate the label’s 25th anniversary. The Dagger features Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage on vocals Robert Flynn And Jordan Whelan on guitars, Christian of Fear Factory On Bass, and the drummer from Chimaira. The Enemy …